Cognitive functioning and survival in psychogeriatric patients

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Abstract
The relationship between cognitive functioning and survival was studied among 92 people referred to a psychogeriatric assessment unit. A follow‐up 4–5 years later showed that the nonsurvivors initially had lower scores on the Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE) than the survivors. The differences were greatest among individuals with nondementia diagnosis. Survival curves showed that about 50% of those who scored ≤19 on MMSE had died within 2 years but more than 60% of those who scored ≥20 were still alive 4–5 years after the initial assessment.